Mistakes....
M-i-s-t-a-k-e-s...............
MISTAKES............
Little or BIG..a mistake is a mistake....
Mistakes happen...
Mistakes are part of life...
Mistakes are hard....
Little or BIG..a mistake is a mistake....
Mistakes happen...
Mistakes are part of life...
Mistakes are hard....
hard to realize...
hard to accept....
sometimes hard to correct....
But, for a mistake to totally go away..it has to be addressed, corrected, solved....
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This week I discovered I had made a mistake.....when confronted with it...I instantly knew...YEP...I had overlooked something, and the result was totally my fault. Of course, as my mind raced back through the events that led up to it...there were many reasons I could of used as the cause of the mistake...but, no reasons were needed, no excuses...the plain and simple truth was I had made a mistake! For me, the answer is always just owning up to the fact...working on setting it right, and going forward. So, that's just what I did...(after heading directly to God in prayer, that is :D)
So, today I'm reflecting on the ways in which we grow...and I've decided that making mistakes is part of our (or should I say MY) growing process. If I never made a mistake, I would miss the opportunity to learn from it, grow from it, be humbled by it. I would miss the opportunity to practice apologies and forgiveness. If I never made a mistake...I wouldn't be human...and I wouldn't be the person God is molding me to be.....Mmmmmm......on that note, it makes me even more thankful, in awe, and humbled...that I have a God that LOVES me so much He forgives any, & all my mistakes...big, or little...He wipes them away. And, I'm thankful that He is teaching me how to do the same thing!
So, the next time, I make the mistake (of forgetting to be somewhere I've volunteered to serve... for not watching the peas while they are cooking (creating a lovely burnt masterpiece :D).... for not standing up for what I believe in...for ear tagging two calves with the same number...or whatever it may be....) I'm going to embrace the fact that it's my opportunity to grow! And, a mistake is just a chance to get it right the next time!
Sweet Blessings!
4 comments:
awww...........!!!
I just love you!! I'm so glad you aren't perfect cause then I never would have liked a sister in law named "Tammy".. Those Tammys......LOL...
No really, I do love you! Praise God for his mercy and grace!
Amen! Oh the {mistakes} I've made! :) And you're EXACTLY right ... an opportunity to do it {right} the next time ... or maybe just different :)
Hoping you have the best weekend - filled with many, many blessings!!
Love you friend!
True. So very, very true. The word 'mistake' has such a negative connotation. We should change it to 're-do' or something a bit more optomistic. Maybe then a few of my re-dos would be a little easier to deal with.
Happy weekend to you! :)
Love this post! Thank goodness for grace and forgiveness!
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